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A 37-year-old Salem woman was arrested for aggravated battery to a police officer after allegedly getting into an altercation after they gave her a ride home. Salem Police say they were initially call...

The City of Centralia will hold a public meeting on an Illinois Department of Transportation Safe Roads to Schools Grant prior to its regular meeting Monday night. The $250,000 grant will help the cit...

A controlled burn in set aside acres southwest of Patoka spread out of control from the wind late Saturday morning. Patoka Fire Chief Blake Hyde says the fire was on property owned by Kevin Chambers o...

Unemployment was up across South Central Illinois in January from December but is still lower than a year ago. In Marion County, unemployment is now at 5.2 percent, a full percent above December. A ye...

A 54-year-old Mt. Vernon woman was hurt in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on the Iuka Road in rural Iuka. Marion County Sheriff's Deputies say Sabra England of Logan Street believes she fell ...

Two graduated from Marion County Drug Court on Friday. 45-year-old Michael Swickard of Centralia had been charged with delivery of meth, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of 15 to 100 ...

Salem Police have arrested 28-year-old Austin Arnold of West Lake in Salem on a new warrant charging three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. He was picked up at his home and taken to the...

Nascote Industries, a division of Magna Exteriors in Nashville, hosted a charity drive in February to benefit the Elle Project. The project is an initiative dedicated to improving the lives of childre...

The Centralia Cultural Society's biennial Sacred Music Concert returns on Sunday to celebrate the Easter season. The concert begins at three in the City Hope Church Auditorium and will feature the Cen...

Thousands of Illinoisians could lose coverage from Medicaid cuts, governor warns By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com TAYLORVILLE - Voters must put pressure on con...